Hi there.
In this lecture we see and Sir Franchot against Michael Adams.
So this is in 1991.
The 15th floor is back.
Masters open, round one, E four and Adams Place E five.
We have nine, five, three, nine, C six, Bishop B five, A six, Bishop a49f6 White castles, Bishop
E seven rookie 1b5 Bishop Be free black castles.
And now white plays an anti Marshall system.
So C free would encourage the Marshall Gambit, which top engines nowadays thinks is pretty sound.
You know, engines actually like the Marshall game.
It's not the latest stockfish with neural networks version kind of likes the Marshall Gambit positions.
So we have this anti Marshall gambit H three we have now Bishop B seven being played.
So black is much safer to do this than try the martial gambit.
Here this this helps white defensively this H three move so bishop b7d free and white's trying to cut
out this bishop.
We have rookie eight C free.
h6a488 takes B five, eight takes B five rook takes eight are now Queen takes eight.
This is seen this seems more accurate than Bishop takes eight The queen can be you know this position
is a small edge for one if queen size eight.
Well that's the game.
There are lots of exciting possibilities here.
The a fold pressure but also d5d4 but also to break down this diagonal with D five and D takes.
So yeah, this is this is actually more accurate to play Queen takes eight here we have knights a free.
Now as some other examples, that looks a bit of a weird move like a free, but it might be to let's
say 98 black can play 4d5 so the queen and bishop nice battery against E for E takes Bishop takes.
This should be equal for black if King H 198 five bishop a2d5 is still kind of dangerous this position.
If we get this position, we have tactics we can play 94.
We're looking at the bishop, but also we're crumbling this diagonal.
This is even better.
Just crumble the diagonal first.
And this is a really strong position for black.
So yes, if Bishop c two again, the Queen is useful on D five for D five how to break down the diagonal.
This is slightly better for black.
So anyway, 93 is played and Adams gives up the dark square.
Bishop This does reduce the solidity of Black's king.
There is a bit of a downside here incurred.
So B tanks we have 95 and now Knight H four.
This seems more dangerous than usual without the bishop on F eight.
If Bishop h2 D five white can play knights H four hare.
And yeah, there are dangers lurking if Queen de Knights let's just say Queen de 895 nine states H six
check here for Queen free is actually rather dangerous.
Black hasn't got many pieces around the king and white can actually get quite a lot of compensation
hitting things like H six and then opening up the F file so this position can get rather dangerous for
black these resulting scenarios.
So here, for example, one has a lot of pawns for the piece, but anyway, Knights H four is played
and we have actually d5f3 trying to again put granite to this bishop on B seven If Bishop A2 D takes
E four, why is forced to play?
Basically Bishop takes H six here to try and expose the king.
Yeah, if D takes four, this is just clearly better for black.
There's nothing going on here.
That's a key center pawn.
But Bishop takes h six, gives white something to do.
Queen A six might very well be the best move in the circumstance.
And one has a small edge here off the Bishop G five and D four.
It's tricky, but the thing is, if this kind of sacrifice is accepted here, Queen RD two and in this
position may have five, you can see that without the bishop on for eight, that's quite a cost to King
Safety Knight Jake Bishop takes F seven and all of a sudden there's a raging attack here of the Queen
takes eight six.
There's a raging attack with a rock lift and white can end up significantly better.
For example, this situation, it's ending up with big advantage.
So yeah, there are dangers here, but OC free is played.
It seems like a logical move.
9/10 be free.
The thing is the light squares are a bit vulnerable.
In White's camp we have Queen, a sex queen before now D takes E for D, takes E for Queen C Sex 95
and now King H seven.
We have wrote D one and now improving this piece, which is kind of blunted, improving the worst piece,
putting it to a better square.
And the fact was Bishop takes her five.
Potentially.
We have bishop e six.
So the bishop is looking good now on E six, nine Central Bishop King H two, rook eight and this carries
with it a nice threat of rook, a four, which could be handy.
The queen starts back 97 and this improves the knight now improving pieces systematically.
So 95 the knight is has got an adventure potentially to d free to the heart of White's position and
white plays.
Now I move which is a kind of mistake C4.
It looks kind of tempting to kind of win a center pawn for a flank pawn because then maybe even bishop
be to later and looking at G seven.
But it is a mistake.
It seems Bishop e free would have been better.
Throwing away those attacking ideas seems a bit sad.
But here if Knight B seven, let's say C four works in an interesting way here.
So beatings 97 and then taking out the sensor --, it is actually equal at least if C4 isn't played,
say rock F one, then we're just taking on D five.
Thanks very much.
If rook dd two, then a five in that night.
It's kind of vicious with that C full square.
So this possession is going to be in Black's favor.
For example, here, Queen G six and then Quincy, two blacks making inroads into the white position
with advantage.
So anyway, so Bishop free overall though, was an interesting move alternative so C four it seems it's
a principled move to swap a flank pawn for a sensible.
Now Adams has talked about this.
Sometimes you need to really in your current positions and just look further ahead and not just stick
to principles.
There needs to be solid evidence and then there's actually takes on C four here.
And the thing is there's a key forcing move which gives a kind of octopus knight on dh free now.
So even though black's got double pawns and has lost the flank pawn for a sense pawn, there's actually
compensation here, which is dangerous.
If rookie Ades instead then Bishop be too sure.
Bishop b2 looking to mate and if F6 Knight takes off six and this gets very dangerous for black for
example here Rook 88.
And what is black doing?
Check Black's going to get mated potentially off the check and Queen G for mate.
So it has to be with tempo.
90 threes is a good safety move to say the least.
Instead of rookie eight with tempo on the queen now Queen de Forest played.
If Queen G free, then we're just taking on D five.
Thanks very much.
And blacks, just better here overall.
And.
Instead if Quinn aimed for this position.
Blank tends to be here worse once 85 is collected.
Yeah.
So, okay, it's it's an interesting situation.
So Queen de four is played and we have Queen A4 with tempo again.
And there's also Knights beta of the bishop wants to fratton mate.
So the rook moves in our tempo against C five.
So this is a situation where the double pawns are not that bad it seems here.
If Queen C free, then we just take on D five and Queen B free queen to Queen B seven.
That D five is a disconnected pawn which can be picked up.
So Queen E free is played.
We have Queen C two.
So of 490 of six.
Check is interesting trying to use the battery, but black has king.
Black doesn't need to accept the night sack.
If black except the sack then sure why it might have a perpetual check scenario or a scenario like this
which is going to lead to perpetual checks.
The king can't really come out here with King X, Queen six Jack picking out the rook.
So it leads to a perpetual check situation.
But as I mentioned, you know, black can play King eight here.
So this battery is not doing anything.
And here Queen C free and that defends G seven.
There's nothing there for white black's got the advantage so nine F4 though it's tried Knight takes
her four queen takes up four C free.
This is a dangerous pass now even though it's double pawns.
This is a dangerous pass pawn Queenie Free C4.
They're very cute together, these double pawns.
So this is showing Adams.
You know, it's dynamic treatment of possessions, You know, looking beyond the principles, we are
actually playing in a live possession of its own peculiarities.
And here, Rook the eight that part of the double pawn does support rook de fray.
Well, as long as as well as the Queen, we have five bishops.
C eight Rook have two now.
Queen D Free queen for Rook D four.
Queen C seven Bishop dd seven Rook three What else if Queen C five Black's just going to take on E four
And here Rook D five is the move and black's should be fine here.
Well, at least equal.
It's a fighting variation for white as well.
Why?
It does have the past pawn here.
So anyway, Caffrey, though, was played.
We have queen size E for C free.
But now Bishop takes her five, so black is a pawn up.
Now it's equal again.
Check Rogue three, But there's a dangerous pass pawn.
So although it's equal on pawns, the Queen holds g sevens dangerous pass pawn Bishop E four and rookie
four Rook D seven was also interesting here for Queen f8c2 and this gets scary for black with that pass
pawn there.
For example this situation rook d for rook d one we're winning a piece.
It's winning.
That is a very interesting move.
Rook d seven So anyway, Rookie four is played Bishop C five If Bishop C won here, then Rook default
rook D seven And again the past pawn is dangerous.
Better for black.
So Bishop C five we have C two.
Bishop eight So this actually doesn't help.
It's cause this passport is too far gone.
It's too dangerous.
If Bishop D six trying to lure the Queen away from G seven, Queen F six this position is better for
black, but there's some work to do.
Black and try and win G two there.
And the king can come in the center.
It's going to be better, even though it's obviously the bishops.
It's better for black.
But Bishop, if I lead too quick, the feet just quitting and won't resigns.
Why it doesn't have anything here.
The rookie's pins so.
Yeah, it's kind of nasty.
If if that's a Queensland's G seven so wants queen size rock tanks and there's nothing for white this
is hopeless.
So yes, Bishop G seven is King G eight.
And then that's it.
So an interesting game showing an anti martial variation, some of the intricacies of an anti martial
gambit variation.
So why is Adams playing the martial gambit?
He's supposed to be a positional player, but, you know, engines love it.
It's a really accurate opening, actually.
It gives some fun, entertaining, exciting possibilities for counterplay.
And if you're a chess professional, you do want to have good openings.
One was ones with teeth that can scare opponents if they go wrong.
So these anti martial lines here don't seem to be that challenging.
Well, this one didn't seem to be that challenging.
Black was just improving pieces here and getting a nice position from this position, improving the
night later.
And the dynamics are very interesting here that White's intuitive see for the double pawns aren't so
bad when things like this looking at the concrete details of position, why it's clearly tied down here.
So yeah, a very interesting game.
I hope you enjoyed this one and so much.